This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
On October 4, 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) made a landmark ruling in favor of former Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche, ordering Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to pay him Sh108 million in costs and damages for wrongful dismissal.
Amrouche, a seasoned Belgian coach, was sacked by FKF in 2014 after a disappointing aggregate loss to Lesotho in a 2015 Africa Nations qualifier, despite having only served a couple of months of his five-year contract.
He had initially been awarded Sh60 million by Fifa after suing FKF, but was not satisfied and lodged an appeal at CAS in Lausanne for Sport, seeking more compensation.
Current FKF president Nick Mwendwa contested the appeal but lost, with the ruling also ordering FKF to pay Amrouche before the end of October 2019, or risk failing to be allowed to compete in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
“I will ask Fifa to give us an extension. We are paying for the ills by the former management. I will talk to the government and request they assist us in paying Amrouche,” explained Mwendwa.
Amrouche was appointed Stars coach in 2013 and is best remembered for masterminding a credible draw away to high-flying Nigeria in Calabar in a 2014 World Cup qualification match and also steering Kenya to win the 2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.
